Chords for Ben Caplan covers Tom Waits- The Fall of Troy
Tempo:
98.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
It's the same with men, as with horses [F] and dogs.
[C] Nothing [G]
more [C] to die
[D] [C] for than James was killed [F] in a [C] game.
Too big [G] for their heads.
Just off St.
Charles [F] in no man's land.
And [C] now they'll have to [G] find their own way [C] home, [F] boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
The oldest was Troy, an 18 [F] year old boy [C] shot dead [G] in March.
[C]
[D] [C] His brothers set out to hell [F] and to ruin.
[C] Troy's killer was [G] never caught, they [A] say.
[C] A young Nick just [F] went bad that day.
And [C] now they'll have to find [G] their own [C] way home, [F] boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
[G] Why cook dinner?
[C] Why make my [G] bed?
Why come home [C] at all?
[F] Out the door [C] and through [Am] the woods.
[C] There's a place [Am] where nothing [Em] grows.
[G]
It's hard to save grace and to sit [F] in the place.
[C] Someone [D] who's missing at [C] the table.
[D]
[C] Mom has tight, tight in her face, [F] in her hands.
[C] Watching TV [G] for answers to me.
[C] After all, she's [F] only human.
And [C] she's trying to [D] find her own [C] way home, [F] boys.
[C] She's trying to [G] find her own [C] way home.
My [G] legs hurt.
[C] My heart [F] is sore.
[C] My well [G] is full [Am] of pennies.
[Am]
[C] Nothing [G]
more [C] to die
[D] [C] for than James was killed [F] in a [C] game.
Too big [G] for their heads.
Just off St.
Charles [F] in no man's land.
And [C] now they'll have to [G] find their own way [C] home, [F] boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
The oldest was Troy, an 18 [F] year old boy [C] shot dead [G] in March.
[C]
[D] [C] His brothers set out to hell [F] and to ruin.
[C] Troy's killer was [G] never caught, they [A] say.
[C] A young Nick just [F] went bad that day.
And [C] now they'll have to find [G] their own [C] way home, [F] boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
[G] Why cook dinner?
[C] Why make my [G] bed?
Why come home [C] at all?
[F] Out the door [C] and through [Am] the woods.
[C] There's a place [Am] where nothing [Em] grows.
[G]
It's hard to save grace and to sit [F] in the place.
[C] Someone [D] who's missing at [C] the table.
[D]
[C] Mom has tight, tight in her face, [F] in her hands.
[C] Watching TV [G] for answers to me.
[C] After all, she's [F] only human.
And [C] she's trying to [D] find her own [C] way home, [F] boys.
[C] She's trying to [G] find her own [C] way home.
My [G] legs hurt.
[C] My heart [F] is sore.
[C] My well [G] is full [Am] of pennies.
[Am]
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It's the same with men, as with horses [F] and dogs.
_ [C] Nothing [G]
more _ [C] to die _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ for than James was killed [F] in a [C] game. _ _
Too big [G] for their heads.
_ Just off St.
Charles [F] in no _ man's land.
And [C] now they'll have to [G] find their own way [C] _ home, [F] _ boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
_ _ The oldest was Troy, an 18 [F] year old boy [C] shot dead [G] in March.
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] His brothers set out to hell [F] and to ruin.
[C] _ Troy's killer was [G] never caught, they [A] say.
[C] A young Nick just [F] went bad that day.
And [C] now they'll have to find [G] their own [C] way home, [F] _ boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
_ _ _ [G] Why cook dinner?
_ [C] Why make my [G] bed?
_ Why come home [C] at _ all?
[F] _ Out the door [C] and through [Am] the woods.
[C] There's a place [Am] where nothing _ [Em] grows.
_ [G] _
_ _ It's hard to save grace and to sit [F] in the place.
[C] Someone [D] who's missing at [C] the table.
[D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ Mom has tight, tight in her face, [F] in her hands.
[C] _ Watching _ TV [G] for answers to me.
[C] _ After all, she's [F] only _ _ human.
_ _ And _ _ [C] she's trying to [D] find her own [C] way home, [F] boys.
_ [C] She's trying to [G] find her own [C] way home.
_ _ _ My [G] legs hurt.
[C] My heart [F] is sore.
[C] My well [G] is full [Am] of _ pennies. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
It's the same with men, as with horses [F] and dogs.
_ [C] Nothing [G]
more _ [C] to die _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ for than James was killed [F] in a [C] game. _ _
Too big [G] for their heads.
_ Just off St.
Charles [F] in no _ man's land.
And [C] now they'll have to [G] find their own way [C] _ home, [F] _ boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
_ _ The oldest was Troy, an 18 [F] year old boy [C] shot dead [G] in March.
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] His brothers set out to hell [F] and to ruin.
[C] _ Troy's killer was [G] never caught, they [A] say.
[C] A young Nick just [F] went bad that day.
And [C] now they'll have to find [G] their own [C] way home, [F] _ boys.
[C] They'll have to [G] find their [C] own way home.
_ _ _ [G] Why cook dinner?
_ [C] Why make my [G] bed?
_ Why come home [C] at _ all?
[F] _ Out the door [C] and through [Am] the woods.
[C] There's a place [Am] where nothing _ [Em] grows.
_ [G] _
_ _ It's hard to save grace and to sit [F] in the place.
[C] Someone [D] who's missing at [C] the table.
[D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ Mom has tight, tight in her face, [F] in her hands.
[C] _ Watching _ TV [G] for answers to me.
[C] _ After all, she's [F] only _ _ human.
_ _ And _ _ [C] she's trying to [D] find her own [C] way home, [F] boys.
_ [C] She's trying to [G] find her own [C] way home.
_ _ _ My [G] legs hurt.
[C] My heart [F] is sore.
[C] My well [G] is full [Am] of _ pennies. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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